Billie Eilish condemns body shamers in stripped-down video message
Billie Eilish strips down as she condemns body shamers in powerful video during the first concert of her Where Do We Go world tour in Miami
Billie Eilish hit back at body shamers during night one of her Where Do We Go world tour in Miami on Monday.
The 18-year-old pop star made a poignant statement about clothing and self-empowerment in a video interlude during the kick-off concert at the American Airlines Arena in Miami.
The Bad Guy singer, who has previously admitted she dons baggy clothes to keep the attention away from her figure, made sure all the attention was on her while she slowly peeled off her clothes and mused about how: ‘If what I wear is comfortable, I am not a woman. If I shed the layers, I am a slut.’
Not hiding: Billie Eilish hit back at body shamers during night one of her Where Do We Go world tour in Miami on Monday
During the performance itself, Eilish dressed her traditionally baggy clothes, with a loose-fitting green shirt that matched her shorts (and her hair) with black Nike high-top sneakers.
But in the clip, she made a point while baring all, only to sink down into a murky liquid.
Billie’s accompany speech, which was captured by fans who later shared it online, began: ‘Some people hate what I wear, some people praise it. Some people use it to shame others, some people use it to shame me.
‘While I feel your stares, your disapproval or your sighs of relief, if I lived by them, I’d never be able to move,’ she went on.
‘The body I was born with, is it not what you wanted?’ Billie wondered. ‘If what I wear is comfortable, I am not a woman. If I shed the layers, I am a slut. Though you’ve never seen my body, you still judge it and judge me for it. Why?’
Usual uniform: During the performance itself, Eilish dressed her traditionally baggy clothes, with a loose-fitting green shirt that matched her shorts (and her hair) with black Nike high-top sneakers
Making a statement: The Bad Guy singer has previously admitted she dons baggy clothes to keep the attention away from her figure
TK: But she made sure all the attention was on her while she slowly peeled off her clothes and mused about how: ‘If what I wear is comfortable, I am not a woman. If I shed the layers, I am a slut’
No satisfying the critics: Billie began: ‘Some people hate what I wear, some people praise it. Some people use it to shame others, some people use it to shame me’
Billie opened up about how she uses her clothing to protect herself from judgement during a recent Calvin Klein ad.
‘I never want the world to know everything about me. I mean, that’s why I wear big, baggy clothes. Nobody can have an opinion because they haven’t seen what’s underneath, you know?’
‘Nobody can be like, “Oh, she’s slim-thick, she’s not slim-thick, she’s got a flat ass, she’s got a fat ass.” No one can say any of that, because they don’t know.’
In over her head: In the clip she made a point while baring all, only to sink down into a murky liquid
Lose-lose: ‘The body I was born with, is it not what you wanted?’ Billie wondered. ‘If what I wear is comfortable, I am not a woman. If I shed the layers, I am a slut. Though you’ve never seen my body, you still judge it and judge me for it. Why?’
Though it’s clearly a message Eilish is passionate about, it remains to be seen if Eilish will play this video package throughout the duration of her tour, which will keep her on the road throughout the summer.
The North American leg of her tour kicked off Monday and wraps up April 17 at CenturyLink Center in Omaha, Nebraska.
She’ll take a month off and then play the Hangout Music Festival in Gulf Shores, Alabama, before the international leg of her tour that runs through early September.
Sending a message: Though it’s clearly a message Eilish is passionate about, it remains to be seen if Eilish will play this video package throughout the duration of her tour, which will keep her on the road throughout the summer
Brotherly love: As usual her brother and main collaborator Finneas was there
On the road: The North American leg of her tour kicked off Monday and wraps up April 17 at CenturyLink Center in Omaha, Nebraska
Eilish’s debut studio album When We Fall Asleep, Where Do We Go? premiered atop the Billboard 200 album sales charts, and ended the year of 2019 as the top-selling album of the year.
She won five Grammy Awards, including Best New Artist, Best Pop Vocal Album, Song of the Year and Record of the Year for her breakout hit Bad Guy and Album of the Year.
She also became the youngest artist ever to record the theme song for a James Bond movie, with her theme for the upcoming No Time to Die starring Daniel Craig.
Brief break: She’ll take a month off and then play the Hangout Music Festival in Gulf Shores, Alabama, before the international leg of her tour that runs through early September
Top of the pops: Eilish’s debut studio album When We Fall Asleep, Where Do We Go? premiered atop the Billboard 200 album sales charts, and ended the year of 2019 as the top-selling album of the year
Billie Eilish speech during Miami stop of Where Do We Go tour
you have opinions
about my opinions
about my music
about my clothes
about my body
some people hate what i wear
some people praise it
some people use it to shame others
some people use it to shame me
but i feel you watching
always
and nothing i do foes unseen
so while i feel your stares
your disapproval
or your sigh of relief
if i lived by them
I’d never be able to move
would you like me to be smaller?
weaker?
softer?
taller?
would you like me to be quiet?
do my shoulders provoke you?
does my chest?
am i my stomach?
my hips?
the body i was born with
is it not what you wanted?
if i wear what is comfortable
i am not a woman
if i shed the layers
I’m a slut
though you’ve never seen my body
you still judge it
and judge me for it
why?
we make assumptions about people
based on their size
we decide who they are
we decide what they’re worth
if i wear more
if i wear less
who decides what that makes me?
what that means?
is my value based only on your perception?
or is your opinion of me not my responsibility?
– billie eilish
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